Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State can try to make that point - I am not saying otherwise - but it is for the Government to schedule business. If it wanted to schedule something else in advance of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, I am sure that could be done quickly with the agreement of others. For example, the Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 is being dealt with extremely quickly because it is a priority for the Minister in question and we are happy to see it go through. Many other Bills have been dealt with quickly. This discussion is a distraction rather than anything else. I will leave it at that.

The Minister of State hoped that the Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill would be passed by the Oireachtas. When does he anticipate the database will go live and start collecting information? For those watching in who may not be as familiar with it as some of us, what will it do for people? We mentioned that it would be an industry tool and that people would not have access to it, but what are the legislation's benefits to the public?